Research

My dissertation examines the grounds of parsimony and its implications for first-order epistemological issues, including skepticism and the rationality of conspiracy theories. In social and political philosophy, I study how epistemic concepts intersect with politics, with special attention to phenomena such as indoctrination and misinformation. I also write on AI, such as the structure of artificial consciousness and the ethics of using human-generated content for training data.

 

Publications​

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• Conceptual Misinformation

       Synthese, 2025

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Under Review & In Progress (selected)

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• A paper arguing that several forms of parsimony reduce to a general imperative to avoid positing brute facts​

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• A paper arguing that when supplemented with a plausible principle of parsimony, the skeptical challenge intensifies into an argument for outright denial that the external world exists

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• A paper arguing for a proprietor's right to restrict the use of content for AI training

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